(ix) any deposit of assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary with any surety company or officer of any court, or in escrow as collateral in connection with, or in lieu of, any bond on appeal by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from any judgment or decree against it, or in connection with other proceedings in actions at law or in equity by or against the Borrower or any Subsidiary or to exercise any privilege or license, performance of bids, contracts or leases or to secure other public or statutory obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other similar deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business;
(x) any Lien or charge on any property, tangible or intangible, real or personal, existing at the time of acquisition thereof (whether through purchase or through merger or consolidation) or given to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof or to secure any indebtedness incurred prior to, at the time of, or within one year after, the acquisition thereof for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof;
(xi) mechanic’s, workmen’s, repairmen’s, materialmen’s or carriers’ Liens or other similar Liens or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business or deposits or pledges to obtain the release of any such Liens;
(xii) minor survey exceptions, or minor encumbrances, assessments or reservations of, or rights of other for, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties, which encumbrances, assessments, reservations, rights and restrictions do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of the Borrower;
(xiii) the pledge of any assets to secure any financing by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the exporting of goods to or between, or the marketing thereof in, countries other than, with respect to the Borrower, the United States, and with respect to any Subsidiary the country of domicile of such Subsidiary, in connection with which the Borrower or any Subsidiary reserves the right, in accordance with customary and established banking practice, to deposit, or otherwise subject to a lien, cash, securities or receivables, for the purpose of securing banking accommodations or as the basis for the issuance of bankers’ acceptances or in aid of other similar borrowing arrangements;
(xiv) any Lien in favor of the United States or Canada or any state or province thereof or the District of Columbia, or any agency, department or other instrumentality thereof, to secure progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or provision of any statute;
(xv) any Liens on deposit accounts created in the ordinary course of business in connection with the provision of cash management or other ordinary course of business services,provided such Liens are not created specifically to provide collateral for Debt;
(xvi) any Liens to secure obligations with respect to any interest rate, foreign currency exchange, swap, collar, cap or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities; and
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